Al Urbanski
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/25/2022
Availability of retail real estate hits a 10-year low
Construction contractors struggling to find able workers and proper materials built less than half the new retail space they put up last year. - 7/25/2022
New Seattle Topgolf venue offers indoor golf gaming option
Seattle is a place where “tech is at the center of everything,” according to Topgolf’s COO, so the company will introduce Swing Suite simulator bays at its new center in the home of Microsoft. - 7/21/2022
Ames’s old headquarters site will become a mixed-use property
More than 15 years after Ames Department Stores and its well-known CEO Joe Ettore closed shop and exited their Connecticut headquarters, the building will finally be torn down. - 7/19/2022
Empire State Building to lure workers back to offices with updated amenity package
One of the world’s tallest and most famous buildings deserves a 23,000-sq.-ft. Starbucks, doesn’t it? - 7/18/2022
The Northeast’s only Sundance store celebrates its first year in Westport
The retail arm of Robert Redford’s Utah-based Sundance Institute for independent filmmakers has scored a smash hit in Connecticut. - 7/18/2022
California Pizza Kitchen moves into Canada
Two years ago, California Pizza Kitchen filed for bankruptcy in the midst of COVID-19 shutdowns. Today it is back on the expansion trail. - 7/17/2022
Chick-fil-A will build its first ground-up store in NYC
For seven years, New Yorkers have been able to partake of what many people feel is the best chicken sandwich ever made. Soon, they will be able to do it in an actual Chick-fil-A restaurant. - 7/13/2022
5Qs for Brookfield’s Brian McCarthy on social commitment
ESG activities are not charities for mall owners, they’re a duty, says McCarthy. - 7/13/2022
Phase 2 of big New Hampshire mixed-use project opens
Tuscan Village is about to open Mass General Brigham’s first medical center in New Hampshire. - 7/12/2022
A separate piece: Hotel builder gets OK to raze an old Sears
One of the key foundations of the early mall business is now a factor in the undoing of many old malls.
